What Square has done with tons of Disney characters in this game is just simply astonishing. Kingdom Hearts is an action role playing game that features child-like versions of Square's characters alongside those highly recognizable faces from the Disney universe. A lot of careful artistic decisions were taken into consideration to ensure that the combination of both worlds makes sense in the game. The tone of the tale is more Square than Disney but it was well-written and highly engaging. I really don't want to ruin the plot but I would like to point out that for a game that is aimed towards the younger audience, Kingdom Hearts is incredibly epic in its scale and its concept of reality is potentially thought-provoking. While playing the game, I didn't care too much about the main character, Sora. It's probably because Donald Duck and Goofy just completely outshine him in terms of star quality. It's tough to pit a generic Square character with the typical Square characterizations against classic Disney icons. The only flaw I could find in this game is that the Disney characters are merely reduced to supporting roles/villains: It's obvious that Sora is always the game's focal point. There are sections of the game that play like a 3D shooter where you control a customizable "Gummi" ship. I remember many people were complaining about these parts of the game but I thought that they were able to provide a nice change of pace in between the actions. I was expecting to be able to see many graphical flaws during my play session today but I couldn't believe just how beautiful this game still remains. It's certainly one of PlayStation 2's best looking games. The real time cut scenes are -dare I say it?- Disney-quality. I picked up the sequel to this game in 2006 but I was not able to get through the first hour of that game without falling asleep! I am now reminded of the need to complete the sequel soon because this first game is not a complete experience in itself.

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I have been a gamer since the heyday of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I do my best to keep up with new games that come out. Why "Loner Gamer"? It is because in the end, we are all alone in our video gaming experiences, just like everything else we discover in life. We can share a description of those experiences but what matters most is how each of us actually live through them. I am a huge movie buff as well. I passionately enjoy film aesthetics as much as my video gaming hobby.

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**My Video Game Rating System**

Library Status - The level of pride and love I have for the game for being a part of my collection.

Preview - This is the initial impression of games that I recently added into my Library. Each game requires time and efforts to complete and fully understand them. It is important to report in on new experiences due to their time-relevance in case I decided to explore them completely at a later time.

Review - The final analysis of the game after it has received a generous amount of exploration and attention. A daunting yet rewarding and pleasurable task indeed.

5 out of 5 - Masterpiece4 out of 5 - Excellent3 out of 5 - Good2 out of 5 - Poor1 out of 5 - Abysmal